Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

méo mó có hơn không

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Close to the English saying: “Half a loaf is better than no bread.”.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có chút gì còn hơn không có

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: Kho tàng tục ngữ người Việt (2002).

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent half a loaf is better than no bread Something is better than nothing English

Common questions

What does “méo mó có hơn không” mean?

Close to the English saying: “Half a loaf is better than no bread.”.

Is “méo mó có hơn không” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“half a loaf is better than no bread” (English) — near equivalent.